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5-HTP Time Release 100 mg

by BIOVEA · tablet or pill · 90 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 18423 02065 5
  • DSLD label 277852
  • Serving 1 vegetarian tablet
  • 90 servings

5-HTP Time Release 100 mg by BIOVEA lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian tablet, such as 32 mg of calcium and 100 mg of 5-htp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.

What is in 5-HTP Time Release 100 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

5-HTP Time Release 100 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277852, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dibasic Calcium Phosphate32 mg2%Calcium in 5-HTP Time Release 100 mg against 17,831 products32 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg32 mg

84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 64 mg.

5-Htp100 mg5-HTP in 5-HTP Time Release 100 mg against 676 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

18% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277852 (entered November 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Daily Intake: Take 1 tablet, up to two times daily, with food.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended dose.
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, consult a healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use this product if the safety seal on the bottle is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277852.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Oleic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Compliant.

How many labels does 5-HTP Time Release 100 mg have?

9 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277852 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 8 18423 02065 5
  2. Label 248909 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 8 18423 02065 5
  3. Label 207437 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market March 3, 2021 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 8 18423 02065 5
  4. Label 83021 Entered February 23, 2018 · off the market April 26, 2019 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 8 18423 02065 5
  5. Label 66253 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market March 3, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89076 22178 5
  6. Label 65266 Entered September 22, 2016 · off the market March 3, 2021 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 89076 22178 5
  7. Label 45467 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market April 26, 2019 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 89076 22178 5
  8. Label 34750 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market September 12, 2016 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89076 22178 5
  9. Label 34599 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market May 1, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89076 22178 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names BIOVEA (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All BIOVEA products.

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